Alert archive / Mississippi / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2003
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Jackson, MS
NWS Jackson, MS issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Feb 22, 2003, 1:12 AM CST for Neshoba County, Mississippi. It was in force for 43 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2003, 1:12 AM CST (07:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2003, 1:55 AM CST
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Jackson, MS
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Neshoba County, MS
Did it verify
Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this severe thunderstorm warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.
Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 9:30 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
| Feb 22, 12:35 AM CST | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Jackson, MS (KJAN), launched 00:00Z, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 109 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 589 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 289 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
734 WUUS54 KJAN 220712 SVRJAN MSC099-220755- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 110 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NESHOBA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI * UNTIL 155 AM CST * AT 110 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM 6 MILES EAST OF NESHOBA...OR ABOUT 12 MILES SOUTH OF PHILADELPHIA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH. * THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL... BE NEAR NESHOBA AT 115 AM CST BE NEAR TUCKER...PHILADELPHIA AT 120 AM CST A TORNADO WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES SUDDENLY. HAIL TO THE SIZE OF WALNUTS...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORRENTIAL RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. TAKE COVER IN A SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER WHILE THE STORM PASSES. LAT...LON 3287 8909 3284 8892 3260 8893 3263 8920 $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Jackson, MS wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Feb 21, 8:59 PM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 21, 8:59 PM CST, 4 hours 13 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 900 PM CST THU FEB 20 2002 DID A QUICK UPDATE TO ADD TORNADO WATCH 13...ALSO INCREASED WINDS FOR MOST AREAS. SATELLITE SHOWS A CLEAR AREA WITH ANOTHER BOUNDARY QUICKLY MOVING THROUGH EAST TEXAS. STILL EXPECTING ANOTHER ROUND ONCE THIS FEATURE MOVES INTO THE AREA. FORECAST OK FOR NOW. .JAN... AR...ALL ZONES LA...ALL ZONES MS...ALL ZONES
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 21, 11:36 PM CST, 1 hour 36 minutes before
ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 221200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 1136 PM CST FRI FEB 21 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI... NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ...THUNDERSTORMS... A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY BEFORE MID MORNING SATURDAY. WHILE SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY...THERE STILL COULD BE ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS TO 60 MPH...AND LARGE HAIL MAINLY EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER THROUGH SUNRISE SATURDAY. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES SHOULD BE CONFINED TO SOUTHEASTERN MISSISSIPPI...MAINLY EAST OF A COLUMBIA TO QUITMAN LINE. A DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE CENTER IN NORTHEAST LOUISIANA WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI EARLY SATURDAY. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT EXTENDING INTO THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO COULD TRIGGER ANOTHER ROUND OF STORMS AS IT MOVES EASTWARD DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD END BEFORE MIDDAY. ...FLOODING... PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE REST OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A GOOD PORTION OF THE AREA HAS ALREADY SEEN 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN...ALONG WITH A FEW LOCATIONS HAVING FLOODING PROBLEMS. THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE AND FLOODING MAY BECOME SIGNIFICANT IN A FEW LOCATIONS. ONLY LIGHT RAIN IS EXPECTED AFTER MID MORNING SATURDAY AS COLDER AND DRYING AIR GAINS CONTROL AT THE SURFACE. ALL THE RAIN SHOULD END LATER SATURDAY AFTERNOON. STAY INFORMED OF THE LATEST WARNINGS AND FORECASTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...DAYS TWO AND THREE... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN... ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY TOWARD MID WEEK WITH RAINS EXPECTED TO BEGIN INCREASING ON WEDNESDAY. THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL OF PRODUCING A COUPLE OF INCHES OF RAINFALL WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR THURSDAY WHICH COULD AGGRAVATE ANY LINGERING FLOOD PROBLEMS FROM THE CURRENT RAINFALL AND RUNOFF. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR FRIDAY. .SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT... ACTIVATION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL...STORM SPOTTERS...AND HAM RADIO OPERATORS FOR SEVERE WEATHER SHOULD BE ENDED BY MID MORNING SATURDAY...ALTHOUGH SOME FLOODING PROBLEMS WILL PROBABLY LINGER. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:15 AM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1215 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM HAZLEHURST MS FLOODING
02/21/03 COPIAH NUMEROUS STREETS ARE
FLOODED. REPORTED BY
COPIAH COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE.
1200 AM NESHOBA MS 0.75 INCH HAIL
02/21/03 NESHOBA REPORTED BY NESHOBA
COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.
1213 AM PHILADELPHIA MS 1.00 INCH HAIL
02/21/03 NESHOBA REPORTED BY NESHOBA
COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE.Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:15 AM CST, 57 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1215 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0830 PM HAZLEHURST MS FLOODING
02/21/03 COPIAH NUMEROUS STREETS ARE
FLOODED. REPORTED BY
COPIAH COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE.
1200 AM NESHOBA MS 0.75 INCH HAIL
02/21/03 NESHOBA REPORTED BY NESHOBA
COUNTY CD AND SO.
1213 AM PHILADELPHIA MS 1.00 INCH HAIL
02/21/03 NESHOBA REPORTED BY NESHOBA
COUNTY 911.Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:30 AM CST, 42 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1230 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1140 PM COUNTY WIDE MS FLOODING
02/21/03 LEAKE A FEW COUNTY ROADS ARE
UNDERWATER. REPORTED BY
LEAKE COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE.Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:34 AM CST, 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1234 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1100 PM STEENS MS FLOODING
02/21/03 LOWNDES ROAD FLOODING. REPORTED
BY LOWNDES COUNTY
SHERIFFS OFFICE.
1100 PM 4S COLUMBUS MS FLOODING
02/21/03 LOWNDES OLD MACON ROAD
FLOODED.REPORTED BY
LOWNDES COUNTY SHERIFFS
OFFICE.Local storm report, Feb 22, 12:46 AM CST, 26 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
1246 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1225 AM FEARNS SPRINGS MS 1.00 INCH HAIL
02/21/03 WINSTON REPORTED BY WINSTON
COUNTY EM.Local storm report, Feb 22, 1:06 AM CST, 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
106 AM CST SAT FEB 22 2003
TIME(CST) .....CITY LOCATION..... STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
1145 PM CANTON MS FLOODING
02/22/03 MADISON A ROAD IS UNDER WATER IN
NORTH CANTON.The office that day
Everything else NWS Jackson, MS issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 21, 6:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Covington | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 6:20 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Hinds, Rankin, Scott, Warren | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:07 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Leake, Madison, Neshoba, Newton | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:11 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Franklin, Lincoln | 59 min |
| Feb 21, 7:51 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Claiborne, Jefferson | 3 hr |
| Feb 21, 7:59 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson, Smith | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 8:05 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 30 min |
| Feb 21, 8:27 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 43 min |
| Feb 21, 8:39 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Copiah, Simpson | 41 min |
| Feb 21, 8:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 8:48 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 42 min |
| Feb 21, 9:03 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lincoln | 32 min |
| Feb 21, 9:28 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Rankin | 47 min |
| Feb 21, 9:38 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lawrence | 32 min |
| Feb 21, 9:44 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Jefferson Davis | 46 min |
| Feb 21, 9:50 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Scott, Smith | 45 min |
| Feb 21, 9:57 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Leake | 28 min |
| Feb 21, 10:13 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Covington | 42 min |
| Feb 21, 10:19 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Attala, Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Montgomery, Noxubee and 3 more | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:19 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Simpson, Smith | 46 min |
| Feb 21, 10:34 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | JAN | Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale | 6 hr |
| Feb 21, 10:53 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Jasper | 47 min |
| Feb 21, 11:31 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Newton, Scott | 44 min |
| Feb 21, 11:46 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes | 19 min |
| Feb 21, 11:54 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 41 min |
| Feb 21, 11:59 PM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Neshoba | 31 min |
| Feb 22, 12:02 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Marion | 43 min |
| Feb 22, 12:16 AM CST | Tornado Warning | JAN | Lamar | 44 min |
| Feb 22, 12:20 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Winston | 45 min |
| Feb 22, 12:35 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Lowndes, Noxubee | 60 min |
| Feb 22, 1:02 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | JAN | Clay | 43 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.